INCH PARISH MEMORIAL
This memorial is set into the right hand side of the main entrance of Inch Parish Church, Castle Kennedy, Stranraer, Wigtownshire.
Private Andrew Forrester FORSTER 174
Born: Penton, Carlisle, Cumberland, England Enlisted: 9-9-1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Marine Engineer 11th Battalion Australian Infantry Killed in Action 17-5-1915, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey aged 27years Son of William and Ellen Forster, of Mains of Larg, Newluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Resting: Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 62 |
Family Grave Inch Parish Church
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Glasgow Herald 17th June 1915
"Killed in action in the Dardanelles, on 5th June, Andrew F. Forster, Australian Infantry, aged 27, second son of Mrs Wm. Forster, Mains of Larg, New Luce." -Mike Morley (Scottish Military Research Group)
Lieutenant William FORSTER 3385
Born: New Luce, Stranraer, Wigtown, Scotland Enlisted: 12-1-1915, Melbourne, Victoria Occupation prior to Enlistment: Medical Student 21st Battalion Australian Infantry Departed Australia 4-6-1915 Killed in Action 3-5-1917, France aged 25years William and Ellen Forster, of Mains of Larg, New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 93 |
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Wigtownshire Free Press 31-5-1917
Mrs Forster, Mains of Larg, has received intimation that her son, Lieut William Forster, MM, was killed in action in France on Thursday 3rd inst. Lieutenant Forster was the youngest son of the late Mr William Forster, Broomknowe, The Noak, Nichol Forest, Cumberland. He was educated at New Luce Public School and the Ewart Institute, Newton Stewart, afterwards proceeding to Edinburgh University. After leaving his Alma Mater he entered the Canadian Ordnance Survey for a short period, and finally settled in Australia. Shortly after the outbreak of war Mr Forster joined the Field Ambulance Section of the Australian Imperial Force and speedily rose to the rank of sergeant major. He saw service in Egypt and Gallipoli, where he was severely wounded and invalided home. On his recovery, he transferred to the 21st Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, in which he received a commission. Going to France in July 1916 he went through the Somme fighting, and was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry and ready resource in the field. His abilities being recognised he was awarded a second star. In a letter to his mother Colonel Forbes, his Battalion Commander says - "Lieutenant Forster was a gallant and fearless officer, who gained the respect and confidence of every member of his unit. He died a soldier's death, being killed instantaneously while leading his men into action at Bullecourt". Lieutenant Forster's elder brother, Andrew, also made the supreme sacrifice at Gallipoli on May 15, 1915. - Mike Morley (Scottish Military Research Group)